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Energy Trading Specialist

AT Southern California Edison (SCE)
Southern California Edison (SCE)

Energy Trading Specialist

Rosemead, CA

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become an Energy Trading Specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you'll support the development, analysis, and implementation of SCE's complex physical and financial trading strategies to manage our energy portfolio while satisfying compliance obligations and regulatory policies. Leveraging your technical skills, you will pursue technological solutions to optimize our data analytics, operational processes, and risk management.

As an Energy Trader, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

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  • Transacts short-term bundled procurement plan approved commodity products conformance with established risk controls and trading limits.
  • Schedules short-term physical transactions with the pipeline operator to ensure the flow and receipt of the commodity.
  • Monitors resource, transmission, pipeline, and market conditions, and makes appropriate adjustments to balance energy supply.
  • Supports compliance with all regulations in connection with the purchase and/or sale of bundled procurement plan approved commodity products.
  • Supports management presentations, data requests and audits.
  • A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Three or more years of experience in commodity trading, financial analysis, modeling, data analytics, trading, and/or risk management.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Understanding of Western States power and gas markets.
  • Experience trading and/or scheduling natural gas on SoCalGas, PG&E, and/or El Paso pipelines.
  • Understanding of the California Independent System Operator.
  • Experience trading and/or scheduling power into organized energy markets.
  • Understanding of the regulatory compliance framework an Investor-Owned Utility operates under in California.
  • Previous experience in front-office, mid-office, and/or back-office functions.
  • Familiarity with Energy Trading Risk Management systems.
  • Self-motivated, curious, and able to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Capable to work in a fast-paced environment and to meet daily deadlines.
  • Desire to deliver quality work products and results.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

You should know

  • This position's work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.\u202f Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to reside in the state of California.\u202f Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
  • Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
  • This position has a rotating work schedule covering 7/365 operations.
  • Relocation does not apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We're fueling the kind of innovation that's changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you'll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

At SCE, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.

Client-provided location(s): Rosemead, CA, USA
Job ID: Edison-552
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Latinx founded/led